Rock Bridge and the World

Sometimes I think our Christianity is too small.

• We define Christianity solely in terms of our personal relationship with God, instead of community with others where radical love is experienced and sacrificial service is given.


• We think only in terms of our church instead of His Church which is both local and global.

Consider how God described the impact of Christianity when he was speaking to just the 11 disciples:

• Matthew 28:19 -- Go, and make disciples of all nations ...


• Acts 1:8 -- You will be My witnesses ... to the ends of the earth ...

These verses are raising new questions for me as a Christian, as a pastor, and for our church.

• What does it mean to be a global Christian? A kingdom-minded local church?


• What are our responsibilities to fulfill Matthew 28:19 and Acts 1:8?


• The church in America has been blessed with an abundance of resources.  The church in the rest of the world is either severely persecuted or stricken with incredible poverty or both.  How do we respond and come alongside our global brothers and sisters?

A few weeks ago our Elders affirmed for Rock Bridge to move forward in 3 broad areas, praying and exploring where God would leverage us for His glory to show His love, serve His people, and help the downtrodden.

LOCAL IMPACT: efforts in NW Georgia to come alongside various local agencies with manpower and resources to share the love of Christ.

GREAT COMMISSION PARTNERSHIPS: partnering with others to make disciples all over the world.  These efforts include church planting here in America and missionary work overseas.

GLOBAL POVERTY: 1 child dies every 5-6 seconds due to hunger.  Thousands die daily because of malaria.  The orphan crisis in certain countries is epidemic.  While the statistics are staggering, the resources are available to reverse poverty and combat disease worldwide.  We are looking at exactly how we should leverage our God-given resources to be part of the solution to these challenges.  Specifically, we believe God is calling to focus on a particular nation and community in that nation.

Much more to come ... but let's all start by praying for God to broaden our vision of His Kindgom and deepen our burden for all nations and all peoples.